The next Tory chairman must uphold Conservative Party traditions

SIR – Now that Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked for non-disclosure of his tax affairs, surely it is time to bring in a Tory party chairman who has the foresight, stamina and passion for the traditions of Conservatism that have been lost from this Government. Philip Hall

Petersfield, Hampshire

SIR – Nadhim Zahawi’s departure will send shock waves through Parliament. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shown that he will remove Cabinet ministers who lack credibility, rather than wait for their resignation.

Nigel Lines

Ferndown, Dorset

SIR – The sacking of the Conservative Party chairman is yet another disgraceful incident in the life of a Government that appears to be strewn with buffoons, liars, incompetents and opportunists, who have brought the bar on modern political behaviour to an all-time low. The dust may have settled on the Truss debacle but the country is in deep trouble on every front and Rishi Sunak shows no sign of leading us out it.

If the Government were the board of a major public company it would be sacked by its shareholders. The chairman has gone, the rest of the board should now resign and give the nation the chance to vote in a government worthy of respect, with the talent and experience to behave and govern properly. We may then regain some political dignity and have a better chance of solving the current and future challenges we face. Michael Robinson

Onston, Cheshire

SIR – Rishi Sunak has emerged from his first 100 days without much credit (Comment, January 28). He was thrust into the leadership role, following the fiasco of Liz Truss, to wade through the smouldering detritus left by Boris Johnson. To ask a gifted accountant, swept into the role of chief executive, to become the whipping boy for so much ingrained incompetence is unfair. Perhaps more than 100 days are needed before we judge him. Cameron Morice

Reading, Berkshire

SIR – Camilla Tominey’s suggestion that the Tories need Boris Johnson back (Comment, January 28) is, I’d suggest, misjudged.

Boris won a great election victory in 2019 for two principal reasons: first, he offered frustrated Red Wall seat Brexit voters the prospect of “getting Brexit done” and secondly, the alternative was a Corbyn premiership.

Mr Johnson may continue to be popular among Tory party members, but his premiership convinced the majority of British voters that he is far too close to the bumbling fool that he has always pretended to be.

John Stewart

Terrick, Buckinghamshire

SIR – Is it really too much to expect that our politicians are honest?

John A Landamore

Upper Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire